53 Luton Road
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 2UE

01753 20 11 22
parents@asquithnurseries.co.uk

Harpenden Pre-school and Nursery is a beautiful old building with lots of character, located on the edge of Harpenden on the main Luton Road with a ten minute walk to Harpenden train station.

Inside, children from 3 months to 5 years are welcomed into light and airy rooms with large windows and high ceilings. Each room is well equipped with age appropriate toys and resources and have recently been fitted with sustainable wooden furniture specifically designed for children. Our qualified and experienced staff team plan a range of stimulating and enjoyable activities to enable each child to develop to their full potential. Continuous provision and free-flow allows children to access all areas and follow their own interests.

Caring for babies from three months, our Baby Unit, split across four rooms, can accommodate 36 children under two and has a separate milk kitchen. The larger room has a cosy sleep area. In partnership with parents we ensure all babies’ routines are met to the best of our ability. The children have access to a wide variety of activities designed to enhance their walking and balancing, language, and emotional development.

Our two Nursery Rooms are located in a separate building designed to suit the different needs of children aged two to three. There is space for up to 12 children in each room. Children are encouraged to select their own toys, resources and activities following their individual interests. Creative play, role play, painting easels, sand and water trays, and a story corner are just some of the activities on offer within these rooms. There are separate toilet facilities within this building.

Also located in a separate building, our Pre-School Room can take up to 24 children aged three to five years. The pre-schoolers have their own toilet facilities. The room is arranged into the six areas of learning which allow the children to enhance their individual development. With small group times, a listening station and many other activities, children are encouraged to enhance their communication, speaking and listening, and writing skills required prior to starting school.

Our nursery also offer School Days which is where you have the option for us to care for your children in any of our rooms for the length of the school day, from 9.00am till 3.30pm. This enables you to match up your childcare with other children you may have attending full-time school.

Our well balanced and healthy meals are freshly prepared on the premises by our qualified chef, following the menus designed by Asquith. We ensure that all children’s dietary requirements and preferences are met. Children are encourage to develop their independence by self serving their own meals, with the support of the staff, who are all trained in food hygiene.

Surrounded by trees, our three large play areas offer children of all ages the freedom to play safely in a spacious environment. Each area is equipped with stimulating resources which the children can continuously access throughout the day, including a climbing frame, a gardening area, water features, sand pits, and a bug garden providing plenty of opportunity for exploration and physical development.